LIFT OFF LEVIN VERSUS LIFT OFF LEETON

[Justin Galbraith]

Alright Leviners and Leetoners it's a photographic battle to the death across the ditch.

 

So if your going to Lift off Levin, North island, New Zealand take the best photo's and/or video you can and post them up here for us all to peruse.

 

If you going to Lift Off Leeton (yes I know I stole the name but lets move on shall we) New South Wales, Australia also take the best photo/video and post up on Aunty monkey again for us to peruse.

 

Lets have some fun while were at it too. ;-)

Absolutely zero dollars in prise money is available although if your in Leeton I might share some Wild Turkey American Honey with you ;-)

 

Don't know about Levin but the weather for Leeton is looking spectacular.

 

A Ballooned Az Bro production

[Deano]

Have you got Toy Story back?

[Justin Galbraith]

Nope, going to use capital chemist.

Mind you I'd still go to Leeton without a balloon any way. ;-)

[Graham O'Hanlon]

Don't know if the balloonists had time for photos what with flying every day of the weekend bar Monday, but we got the whole Facebook thing happening, so loads of folks adding some good snaps: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lift-Off-Levin/232740504912?sk=photos. Good weekend in Leeton?

[Michael Toulson]

Having gone to both festivals I'd pick leeton over levin. Both are fun though but the caravan park fun makes leeton awesome

[Graham O'Hanlon]

Obviously haven't hung out in the Adventure Playgroundin Levin and ridden the train (if you know what I mean)...

[Marie Hicks]

Levin was awesome once again, with skittles, boat regatta and fast landings, great practice!

[Nigel Flynn]

Can someone tell me about the balloon in this picture, interesting shape, very racer like, or is it photo distortion?

[Michael Toulson]

Its a Boland. Remember i told you about it when i was over there

[Justin Galbraith]

Great weekend in Leeton too Graham, thanks for the link I'll check out the photo's.

Been doing Leeton for years and would love to try out Levin. The lake looks awesome and I have to admit the bowling looks like great fun.

The one thing that makes Leeton so good is that most people camp or stay in an on site cabin in the Leeton caravan park. This alone to me makes it a great event. You get to meet lots of baloonists you've never met and sit around all day just talking ballooning and looking in other people baskets. We did a hang glider drop over the weekend but spent the first night discussing tactics of how to achieve it. With that much knowledge just hanging around we had it all sorted and it ended up being very easy.

Another great thing about camping at the caravan park is the next generation of balloonists all get to run around/ ride around and have easter egg hunts. Their all between 0 and 6 years of age but it does seem that ballooning is something that gets passed down more often than not.

 

[Graham O'Hanlon]

The Easter Egg Hunt sounds lke a great scheme and something we should organise better for the littlies in Levin. Where we do quite well, and many Aunties will probably will probably testify, is giving younger and inexperienced pilots some valuable flying experience in a supportive environment. I say long live the smaller events like Leeton and Levin, they are the heart and soul of ballooning, and are not necessarily interested in putting on the big show or meeting some other big agenda, but about having fun and doing novel things in the sport.